| | The '''Cleveland Browns''' are a [[National Football League]] [[franchise]]. They are part of the [[American Football Conference]] and play in the North division. The team was formed on 1946 by owner [[Arthur McBride]], who held a newspaper contest to pick out the name for the team. The winning name for the team, the "Browns", was based on the name of popular Cleveland [[Coach (sport)|coach]] [[Paul Brown]]. | | The '''Cleveland Browns''' are a [[National Football League]] [[franchise]]. They are part of the [[American Football Conference]] and play in the North division. The team was formed on 1946 by owner [[Arthur McBride]], who held a newspaper contest to pick out the name for the team. The winning name for the team, the "Browns", was based on the name of popular Cleveland [[Coach (sport)|coach]] [[Paul Brown]]. |
| − | After the 1995 season, owner [[Art Modell]] decided to move the team to [[Baltimore]] for financial reasons, even though the team had an extremely loyal following in Cleveland. Cleveland was later awarded an expansion team that began playing in 1999. In a unique move, the new team was allowed to retain the team name, logos, and history of the Browns, while the original team that relocated started fresh as the [[Baltimore Ravens]]. More than any other team, Browns fans hate the Steelers. | + | After the 1995 season, owner [[Art Modell]] decided to move the team to [[Baltimore]] for financial reasons, even though the team had an extremely loyal following in Cleveland. Cleveland was later awarded an expansion team that began playing in 1999. In a unique move, the new team was allowed to retain the team name, logos, and history of the Browns, while the original team that relocated started fresh as the [[Baltimore Ravens]]. More than any other team, Browns fans hate the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] (Cleveland and Pittsburgh, two cities with steel production history, are only 70 miles apart). |